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The popular legend on the etymology of hot dog holds that a cartoonist named T.A. Tad Dorgan attended a polo match in New York in 1901 where vendors roamed the aisles imploring patrons to get your red-hot dachshund sausages.. Enchanted, Dorgan drew a smiling dachshund nestled in a long bun, but couldn't spell dachshund, so he captioned it hot dog! and thus the food got its name.
Hot Dogs In History. To find out, we got in touch with Janet Riley of the North American Meat Institute, or the âQueen of Wiens,â as sheâs known in the industry. With that admittedly impressive title and 24 years with NAMI comes a wealth of information, including some tidbits about the bad reputation attached to the hot dog name.